Figure 1. Effect of short-term
desiccation on CEPI cells. CEPI cells were subjected to
desiccation for up to 30 min. The horizontal axis shows the
length of time that the cells were subjected to desiccation. A:
Cellular viability of CEPI cells. B-D:
Concentrations of IL-6 (B), TNF-α (C), or
IFN-γ (D) in the medium secreted from CEPI cells. E:
CEPI cells were incubated with 5 or 50 ng/ml anti-human IL-6
antibody for 1 h before desiccation to estimate the effect of
anti-IL-6 antibody on the survivability of CEPI cells. Results
are expressed as the mean±SD (n=6). Dunnett’s test was used to
determine the significance of differences. The asterisk
indicates a significant difference from the result at 0 min,
p<0.05.